Purchase Order

Starter

Relics

Meditation Cloak

Heavenly Wings

Teleport Glyph

Magic Shell

Hel's Skill Order

Decay / Restoration

1X

137

Hinder / Cleanse

2A

9

Repulse / Inspire

3B

248

Switch Stances

4Y

510

My Introduction

Stuke here again for another guide. Now this guide is special to me as this is my first female, stance dancing, and magical goddess. Norsemen and women alike I bring you the Goddess of the Underworld and the ruler of the dead, Hel. Note: you don't have to follow this guide to the smallest detail, these are suggestions on how to play Hel. I encourage you to look at the comment section below and see other suggestions.

Who is Hel?

Hel is a magical, ranged, mage that is the first "Stance" gods in the game Which are classified as god who can change the way their abilities work or a completely new kit. In Hel’s case, her ability to change her stance can drastically change her play style as her "Light Stance" can make her more of a support healer while her "Dark Stance" makes her a typical damage dealer mage. So, with the right build, positioning, and good mana management, Hel can be a devastating force in the heart in her opponents.

Pros/ Cons

Pros

- High AOE Damage
- High Sustain
- Stance Mode
- The Funniest Voice Lines in the Whole Game (Thanks you Monica Rial)

Cons

-Low Defense
-Squishy
-Mana Hungry Early On
-Anti-Heals are her Kryptonite

Skills

This passive might seem useless in game, but it does a world of wonders when it's in use.In Dark Stance, you gain additional Damage percentage.While in Light Stance, you gain additional Healing percentage.

Decay is your standard forward line projectile that does AOE damage when it hits an enemy god or hits its range limit.

Restoration works just like Decay but instead of damaging an opponent, it's using to heal your allies.

While Cleanse gives CC Immunity but note that it has some build up so time it right.

Repulse is a ground AOE that has a high amount of damage.

Inspire provides AOE Healing and can give a boost in Movement Speed.

It does what it says on the tin, it can change your stance from Light to Dark while also giving you additional MpS for each time you level this ability up, but there's more.In Dark Stance you gain additional Magical Damage.While in Light Stance you gain additional protections.

How to Build Hel

Hel needs to make full use of both her healing and AOE damage abilities during laning and team fights. Building in CDR and Damage are obvious choices, but you need to get some defense items as Hel has no escape and is an easy target if caught out.

Tips and Tricks

- Heal, HEAL, AND SWEET BABY THOR HEAL!

- Use your stances wisely, being at the wrong stance at the wrong time can end badly for you if you're not careful.

- The CC Lockdown is a standard thing to watch out for especially since Hel is very squishy and could die very quickly.

- Anti-heals are the biggest weakness to Hel and should be avoided whenever possible.

Stages of the Game

Early Game

Hel's Early Game is not good at all, she lacks the mana pool and regen to stay in the lane long enough without having a mana buff and potions on standby when you're too low. Get enough Mana Potions, or the Chalice of Mana, and get the teleport relic to get back to lane as soon as possible to build up your Experience and Gold. To stay alive, turtle under tower for the farm.

Middle Game

This is where things start to get a bit better for Hel. When you get to a certain level and get the core items online, that's when you should go on the offensive but still play it safe.

Late Game

Hel can snowball like no one’s business when fully built and at max level. She would have a lot of power and sustain that will make trying to kill her a living Hell.

Summary

In conclusion, Hel is a great healer god that can hit like a train in the late game and can be nigh unstoppable if not taken down early. Always remember to stance dance like no one’s business and keep your opponent. If you manage to master this god. You can decide to send them to Valhalla,or down to Niflheim.

Look at Deathwalkers builds, he is great with Hel solo (Amazing in general but u get my point). But yeah in solo lane don't get Obsidian or deso, and don't build Asclepius third item. Core items are Book of thoth and Chronos' pendant, which both offer benefits too good to ignore.

@Kriega: I think I'm more okay with Hel getting a full 40% CDR than most other gods. It's a complete guarantee (without spending 500 gold or taking the blue buff) for being able to ability spam and stance dance to the highest degree.

@Stuke: Yeah, you definitely need to advise on mode/role. You'll probably build her a bit differently in a Support role compared to a Mid or Solo role. The build you currently have looks sort of like a mix between Support (early 3-4 items) and Mid (last 2-3 items).

Also, in solo, not sure that Rod of Asclepius is the best item for her as the first item. Although it has a bit of MS, that aspect got nerfed a few patches ago, and she's going to want to level her 1 for wave clear before her 3, so the healing boost isn't going to be as high. I think rushing shoes is probably safer.

Other first item options include Book of Thoth for the mana and the high power that also helps with her healing scaling, or an early protection + CDR item (e.g. BoV or Genji).

How do you deal with Chaacs!? They're really problematic, and not just for Hel. Aphrodite and Chang'e too. Chaac can teleport, poke you under the tower, and is very hard hitting early game while we're struggling with mana. Once I'm able to build my first item and a half it's fine, but before that it's just so hard not to feed. God forbid I get ganked. Any tips?

Oh wow, 50 upvotes! I see why. This guide makes me wanna give Bellona a rest for a bit haha. I've always wanted to be a good Hel player, but I suck at keeping all 7 abilities in mind. Hopefully this helps :)

With the changes to Hel's #1 Decay/Restoration allowing the shot to go through minions and detonating at max range would it be worth it to level that up first before Repulse/Inspire? It would allow you to keep your distance more and it's an easier poke, or is the larger heal from her #3 more important?

In the Early Game she needs to sustain with the 3 in Light stance. If you don't prioritize her 3 which not only gives healing but also the bigger damage output in Dark stance then you'll lose your lane.

Interesting start. Seems about right. Major need for early Wards cuz you know people are going to look to gank her.

Just wondering...with her Gankability or whatever, even if you're going more for damage, would Warlock's Sash be maybe a better choice?

Yes, she's got some heals, but wonder if Pythagorem's Piece might still be functional for her. In a teamfight, the added utility while she looks to stay within the midst of teammates for the healing and protection might work? I don't know.

If you're getting Book of Thoth (or even Warlock's Sash) you get a pretty huge mana pool. Would Mantle of Discord maybe be a better idea for her, providing balanced protections while still giving almost the same CDR and the situational stun that might give her an extra second of life?

Since she's been retooled a bit, maybe talk a bit more about how she should be clearing minions in the early game, while dealing with pressure from the enemy? What should people do if enemies are mass-countering her heal? Other gameplay elements would be nice to see.

Is this Solo or Mid? There's no clarification unless you read into the items. You mention getting Teleport Glyph so it's easy to guess Solo (also Solo cuz it's you). But this is important to clarify to a new reader...also, if you've got a Fenrir jungler or whatever, I think you sacrifice getting back to lane ASAP by getting Purification Beads instead.

Guide is good, only differing idea i have is instead of the spear of magus, (which i tend to reserve for tick damage kings like ares and anubis) i would get either a void stone or a bulwark of hope, yes her heal and dps has great scaling, but, hel is the squishiest god in the game, and i build her support bruiser style.

In my opinion for Hel I think of Book of Thoth or Soul Reaver is a must have, more to Book of Thoth for stacks. The items provide you with a surplus of mana to occupy your lane longer and a good deal of damage. I think you should try to work it early in all your builds.

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